At least 37,000 corrections workers have tested positive and 78 have died. ADADSince then, more than 2,200 prisoners have tested positive in San Quentin, along with 298 staff members. Within three weeks of the first known infection, more than three-quarters of the prisoners had tested positive for the virus. Before the virus was detected at Pickaway, inmates worried that guards didn’t take the threat seriously. By April 19, three-quarters of Pickaway inmates were listed as being in “quarantine,” while 380 were “isolated” — meaning they were actively ill.

Source: Washington Post November 11, 2020 23:14 UTC